by Glen | Sep 10, 2019 | General real estate financing information, interest rates, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends
It is crazy, the last real estate crisis was 10 years ago and the government is still debating what to do with Fannie/Freddie, the largest securitizers of 30 year fixed mortgages. Why are we still debating the governments role in housing? Why is this increasing the...
by Glen | Aug 20, 2019 | Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
The National Association of Business economists (NABE), the premier professional association for business economists counting Alan Greenspan as their past president, just released their business outlook predictions placing the odds of a recession in the next two years...
by Glen | Aug 6, 2019 | General real estate financing information, Private Lending, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Underwriting/Valuation
Recently the news has been overwhelming on the China trade war. Last week there was a trade meeting surrounded by fanfare, then there were the tweets from the president announcing more tariffs. The US markets plunged losing 2% in one day and bonds gained. What is...
by Glen | Jul 10, 2019 | Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation
I took the pic after the 4th outside of Breckenridge, CO (has nothing to do with the article, but thought you would enjoy). Last week the US June jobs report was released that toppled all expectations. After a week May report the job numbers in June did not disappoint...
by Glen | Jun 20, 2019 | hard money, Hard Money Lending, Housing Price Trends / Information, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Realtor, Residential hard money
I’ve been hearing rumblings of this suit for months and I’m usually skeptical that lawsuits will totally alter an industry but the recent suit against the National Association of realtors, various multiple listing services, and many large real estate brokerages could...
by Glen | May 31, 2019 | General real estate financing information, Housing Price Trends / Information, News, Private Lending, Property Valuation, Real Estate economic trends, Real Estate Trends, Real estate Valuation, Residential hard money
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell recently announced that inflation is transitory. Sound familiar? Janet Yellen, the prior fed chair, used this same term 2017 and 2018. Seems like we are in an extended “transit”. Why? Are we headed for the next...
